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The last time the Friedmanites tried to impose neoliberal economic doctrine in Latin America it resulted in wide-scale repression and murder [1]. It is tragic,

• wissler 14y ago
  Can you please post a reference?
  • p_monk 14y ago
    Ref: Los Desaparecidos - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War#The_Disappeared_held_under_PEN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War#The_Disappeared_held_...
  • halbermensch 14y ago
    Basic Latin American history, guys. Do a bit of reading.
• Turing_Machine 14y ago
  What do "Friedmanites" have to do with military dictatorship? Oh, right: nothing. On the other hand, communists are DIRECTLY responsible for the deaths of millions. Millions. http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
  • rayiner 14y ago
    No True Scottsman, etc.
  • p_monk 14y ago
    What do they have to do with military dictatorship? They filled several important roles in Pinochet's government in Chile and Videla's government in Argentina. There are more examples in Latin America, but these were the most horrific. My comment was unrelated to communism -- I don't need to be convinced that communism is bad.
    • Turing_Machine 14y ago
      "They filled several important roles in Pinochet's government in Chile and Videla's government in Argentina." That's reasoning on the converse. I suspect that left-handed people "filled several important roles" as well. That doesn't make left-handed people responsible. If you have any evidence that Milton Friedman was in favor of military dictatorship (or, indeed, government coercion of any kind), I'd like to hear it.